The poems in un/winter find strength and resilience in the natural world, the fabric of our relations, and the “inventory of things un-remembered.” It’s not the name of things, but how they impress upon us that matters: the “wing flit and tail flash” of the junco, the way in early winter “swamp milkweed surrenders silken threads,” (Michael Brosnan author of Emu Blis, Bums Lie, Blue-ism) the bright “tick-tick of sleet on rhododendron leaves.” (Brosnan). There’s a playful attentiveness here. But at the heart of this impressive debut is the urgent question of how to live fully in complex times rife with both joy and sorrow. --Publishers blurb
About the author:
Liane St. Laurent has driven horse-drawn carriages, picked apples, taught English and is currently a retired IT professional. Her poetry appears in The Banyan Review, Emerge Literary Journal, Roi Fainéant Press, Yellow Arrow Journal, Touchstone, Soundings East, and Smoky Quartz, among others. Her debut chapbook is un/winter (Bee Monk Press, 2025.) Liane lives in NH with her husband, two dogs, and an array of woodland creatures.
Join Liane at the Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough, NH on Sat., July 19, 2025 at 11am where she will be presenting her book of poetry!
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